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Its Bilbo: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Its Bilbo is a 5-year-old gelding by It's Gino, trained by Henry De Bromhead. He has won 2 of 10 starts and placed in 4 more, for £4,617 in prize money. He has won 1 of 3 on soft to heavy ground, which is the surface to note. He runs next in the 5:25 at Gowran Park on 3 October. His best performance rating is 137, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 10
  • Wins 2
  • Placed 6
  • Strike rate 20%
  • Prize money £4,617
  • Best rating 137
  • Official rating 135

Where Its Bilbo runs next

Time Course Race Best price
5:25 Gowran Park Sign up to – GavinLynchRacing.com Handicap Steeplechase —

Its Bilbo form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
5 Apr 26 Cork BAR 1 Betting Handicap Hurdle 2m 3f Yielding 3 6.75 11/1 Patrick M O'Brien 135
13 Mar 26 Cheltenham Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 4.5f Soft 23 54.75 22/1 Mike O'Connor 141
29 Dec 25 Limerick QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle (Listed) 2m Soft To Heavy 1 — 9/2 Mr R James 129
11 Dec 25 Punchestown Matchbook Betting Exchange Rated Novice Chase 2m 0.5f Heavy 3 8 5/4F Darragh O'Keeffe –
17 Nov 25 Navan Pat Sheils Memorial Irish EBF Beginners Chase 2m 1f Soft To Heavy 4 19 10/1 Mike O'Connor –
21 Apr 25 Fairyhouse O'Driscoll's Irish Whiskey Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) 2m Soft To Heavy 2 7 2/1J Rachael Blackmore 129
13 Mar 25 Limerick AOS Security Hurdle 2m Yielding 2 .25 5/6F Mike O'Connor 133
26 Dec 24 Leopardstown O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) 2m Yielding 5 10.25 9/1 Mike O'Connor –
23 Nov 24 Punchestown Total Event Rental 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 2m 0.5f Soft 1 — 7/4F Darragh O'Keeffe –
5 Mar 24 Compiegne (FR) Prix d'Essai des Poulains (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings Unraced Over Obstacles) (Turf) 2m Heavy 4 8.25 32/1 Nicolas Gauffenic –

Last time out

Finished 3 in the BAR 1 Betting Handicap Hurdle at Cork on 5 April 2026. Settled midfield early - made headway from 4 out - found space tight behind the front group 3 out - urged into effort soon after - moved to the outside and hampered slightly 2 out - driven up into 5th - stayed on into 3rd by the line without reaching the front two.

Its Bilbo by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
16f 5 1 20% —
16.5f 2 1 50% —
19f 1 0 0% —
20.5f 1 0 0% —
17f 1 0 0% —

Its Bilbo by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Yielding 3 0 0% —
Soft To Heavy 3 1 33% —
Soft 2 1 50% —
Heavy 2 0 0% —

Its Bilbo by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Limerick 2 1 50% —
Punchestown 2 1 50% —
Cork 1 0 0% —
Cheltenham 1 0 0% —
Navan 1 0 0% —
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% —
Leopardstown 1 0 0% —
Compiegne (FR) 1 0 0% —

Its Bilbo breeding

  • Sire It's Gino (GER)
  • Dam Tolkiyen (FR)
  • Damsire Legolas (JPN)
  • Breeder Mrs Nicole Capelli Dambrine Et Al
  • Foaled 5 April 2021

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